Charm-box with votive tablet of Eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 79.12.1
Type: religious or cult object; amulet; caca
Date of production:
19th-20th centuries
Place of production:
Materials: bronze; clay
Techniques: embossed; painted; silvered
Dimensions: height: 10.7 cm
width: 9.1 cm
It is a bronze charm-box (Tib.:ga'u) with silver insets on front.The syllable Om written in Lacha scrit at the top in the middle with dragons on both sides. the Eight Auspicious Symbols decorated the sides of the box. The charm-box contains the votive table (caca) of the Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara (Tib..: bcu gcig zhal spyan ras gzigz; Mongol: arban nigen niɤur-tu Qomsim bodhi-saduva) on yellow silk.He is represented in accordance with Buddhist iconographic rules.